Support Social Media Design and Educational Content Development

Organizational Context

Action Lab for Development Association is a Canadian non-profit organization established in 2024, with UN Economic and Social Council consultative status since 2020. It focuses on advancing education, food security, and advocacy to empower entrepreneurs and newcomers, promoting creative economies and sustainable development goals. The organization aims to provide resources, networking, and training, emphasizing fair business practices, social responsibility, and digital platforms for community knowledge. This role supports their initiative to enhance digital presence and transparency.

Job Purpose

This assignment seeks two Online Volunteers to bolster Action Lab for Development Association's digital presence and communication efforts. The volunteers will contribute to developing and disseminating educational content focused on digital ethics, online safety, and responsible technology use. Their work is crucial for strengthening the organization's online platform, ensuring compliance with charitable standards, and improving public awareness. The role directly supports the association's mission to provide accessible education and resources, particularly for newcomers and local innovators, by enhancing website functionality, content accuracy, and engagement through social media and informative messages.

Responsibilities

The Online Volunteers will support the development and dissemination of educational content on digital ethics, online safety, and responsible technology use. One volunteer will focus on designing simple visual posts for social media (1-2 per week) using existing templates, ensuring brand consistency across platforms. The other volunteer will draft and refine short educational messages (2-4 per week, 80-150 words each), ensuring clarity and alignment with project objectives. Both roles require creating content suitable for various platforms, maintaining branding, and contributing to the overall enhancement of the organization's digital communication strategy and public awareness campaigns.

Work Experience

Required experience includes basic knowledge of web development. Volunteers should be able to test and troubleshoot website pages, report issues clearly, and possess strong writing and basic graphic design skills (e.g., Canva) for creating social media visuals and educational content.

Skills

Key skills include strong writing for educational content, basic graphic design (Canva), web development knowledge, website testing and troubleshooting, and the ability to maintain brand consistency. Fluency in English is required. The role also implicitly requires an understanding of digital ethics, online safety, and responsible technology use.

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